News by Matt S. Another of the endless stream of JRPGs that we have to look forward to is Akiba’s Beat, the follow up to Akiba’s Trip that is different in every single way imaginable. Related reading: Nick’s review of Akiba’s Trip. That game was a lighthearted brawler that was…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. If you’ve never played a Rhythm Heaven game before, the upcoming Megamix will be the perfect opportunity to remedy that. A compilation of the best minigames from all the previous Rhythm Heaven titles, Megamix is promising a lot of gameplay for your buck. There’s 100 odd…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. And for some non-E3 news for a change this week, Compile Heart has provided a new teaser trailer for a PlayStation Vita game that will never get released in the west. Ever. Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates is a JRPG, and forms part of the same series…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Time to be really controversial here: I prefer Yo-Kai Watch to Pokemon. There, I said it. That’s not to suggest that I don’t like Pokemon, because I absolutely to, but Yo-Kai Watch has is far more in tune with the kind of Japanese culture and humour…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We really weren’t anticipating all that much from Nintendo at E3 this year. Yep, of course it was going to make a splash with Zelda, and there’s always interest in Pokemon, but we already knew about these games. And who actually needs to see Pokemon in…
Read MoreNews Matt S. Here’s a bit of news we missed when it was first unveiled, but caught up on at E3. Daedalic Entertainment announced Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun in March this year. This is a game with some serious potential; it’s a tactical strategy game coming to both…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We are big fans of Shantae here at DDNet. Wayforward’s pet franchise started out as a humble Game Boy Color title that was largely overlooked, then landed as digital downloads on Nintendo’s handheld consoles, before finally making its way to the big screen via ports to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We knew that Nintendo would have a thin showing at E3 this year – the company admitted as much well before the show by confirming that it would not have the NX ready to show there. Related reading: Matt’s review of the excellent The Legend of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The Harvest Moon series has struggled a little of late. The iPhone release was good enough fun, but the last 3DS outing, The Lost Valley, which was heavily inspired by Minecraft, did not go down well at all. Meanwhile, Story of Seasons, a Harvest Moon game…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of our favourite fighting games in recent years is Injustice: Gods Among Us. By the same developer as the sublime Mortal Kombat series (NetherRealm Studios), Injustice was a brutally dark fighting game, with a great fighting system, and an interesting narrative that really did justice…
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